EAMA Group

EAMA Group: trade auctions for vehicles, machinery and stock across the UK and Europe

EAMA Group operates a trade-only online auction platform focused on the buying and selling of vehicles, machinery, agricultural equipment and clearance stock. The company presents itself as a fast-growing trade auction marketplace in the UK, with buyers and sellers across the country and throughout Europe. Its activity is built around weekly auctions of a wide range of assets, with a stated focus on trade-to-trade sales rather than end consumers.

Trade-only auction model

The platform operates as a trade-only environment: all sales are commercial, with no consumer rights and no retail returns. It is aimed at dealers, traders, exporters and jobbers. The company states that it has more than 80,000 registered trade buyers and covers more than 20 sectors. Bidding takes place online, with real-time visibility of auction status, time remaining, reserve and bid history, and with invoicing and online payments through the user account. Access is available 24/7 from desktop, tablet or mobile.

Categories of assets that go through its auctions

The auction catalogue spans a broad spectrum of goods, with new lots added daily:

• Cars, vans and commercial vehicles, including part-exchange (PX) units, work vans, high-mileage and damaged vehicles.
• HGVs, plant and machinery: excavators, telehandlers, rollers, dumpers, forklifts and trailers, among others.
• Agricultural equipment: tractors, implements, attachments and farm machinery.
• Pallets and clearance stock: wholesale lots, liquidations, returns and overstock.
• Warehouse and industrial assets: racking, mezzanines, surplus equipment and material handling equipment.

Services for sellers

For sellers, EAMA Group offers an environment of trade buyers, the ability to set reserve prices and approve winning bids, and it handles listing, marketing, invoicing and buyer support. The company also provides warehouse strip-out services, including mezzanine removal, racking dismantling and full warehouse clearance, including stock. It also has an affiliate programme and a client portal for managing orders and history.

Stated experience and sectors of activity

The firm describes itself as a specialist in asset disposal and remarketing by auction, with experience in the sector. Its portfolio of sectors covers automotive, industrial, consumer and retail, business downsizing and surplus stock. The company states that this diversity gives it market information in those areas and simplifies the process of turning surplus assets into cash. Auctions are held in both mixed and sector-dedicated formats, and the company maintains that some of the stock auctioned rarely reaches public marketplaces.

Auction channels

In addition to its own live auction platform, EAMA Group operates through Ibidder and Bidspotter, and offers a dedicated channel for the sale of vehicles and agricultural equipment, as well as for clearance stock and warehouse strip-outs.